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Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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Issues : Authentic corrections in GC

b. 13-14

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

 from 2nd triplet in GC

No sign in FE (→EE1)

 from 1st triplet in GE & EE2
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The  sign was added in GC probably by Chopin. GE extended it, so it filled both bars, in this version it was added also in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Inaccuracies in GE , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 51

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

g(1) in GC (→GE), EE & FED

g(1) suggested by the editors

g(1) in FE
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In FE there are no flats restoring g and g1 on the 5th quaver. As respective signs are before the 9th quaver (in all sources), the version, with g and g1 on the 5th quaver, formally does not contain a mistake. In spite of this, it seems to be much more likely that it is a mistake that happened to Chopin in [A] – in GC (→GE) the composer added the overlooked flats, the signs were also added in EE and FED, which, in both cases, may come from Chopin. Therefore, we are dealing with a too late placement of sign, which is not an isolated case – cf., e.g., the Etude in F major, Op. 10 No. 8, bar 43. In the main text, we do not include the superfluous flats in the 2nd half of the bar.

category imprint: Interpretations within context; Differences between sources

issues: Annotations in teaching copies , EE revisions , Errors in FE , Annotations in FED , Omissions to cancel alteration , Authentic corrections in GC

b. 59

composition: Op. 35, Sonata in B♭ minor, Mvt IV

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Chopin added the cautionary flats before c-c1 in GC (→GE). They were added – most probably on the basis of GE – also in EE2.

category imprint: Differences between sources

issues: EE revisions , Cautionary accidentals , Authentic corrections in GC